Thread State

Question 1

The key states for a thread are

Answer 1

Running, Ready, Blocked

Question 2

Four (4) basic thread operations associated with a change in thread state

Answer 2

Spawn, Block, Unblocked, Finished

Question 3

This operation typically transpires whenever a new process is created, since a thread for that specific process is also formed

Answer 3

Spawn

Question 4

This happens when a thread needs to wait for a particular event. In this operation, all the necessary information are automatically saved for the thread’s execution resumption

Answer 4

Block

Question 5

This operation moves a blocked thread into the ready queue for the continuation of its execution

Answer 5

Unblocked

Question 6

This happens whenever a thread completes its entire execution. Its register settings and stacks are deallocated

Answer 6

Finish

Question 7

All threads of a process share the same address space and resources. Hence, any alteration of a resource by one thread affects the environment of the other threads within the same process

Answer 7

Thread Synchronization

Question 8

Any application can be programmed to be multithreaded with the use of thread libraries. A … technically provides programmers with an application programming interface (API) for creating and managing threads

Answer 8

Thread Library